Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-17
News Notes'


The Sherifrs Office is adorned with
a new $75 desk. 1t is beauty and
will last for many Sheriffs yet to
come.
The Washington Garden ostrich
farm has now nine young ostriches
that are Native American, born in Los
Angeles
The schooner Falcon from Eureka
arrived yesterday with $4,000 feet OF
lumber for the Schallert. .Ganahl Lum-
ber Company.
The Kerckhoff- Gunner Lumber Com
pany is now building a steamer for
the transportation of lumber, to be
called 1.-The Pasadena.
James Chrissman and James Sim
clair were arrested on Second street
Yesterday by Sergeant Loomis for
violating the fire ordinance.
The first train from the washouts
between Los Angeles and Tucson ar
rived late last night. Trains now run
from Los Angeles to Tucson, but the
through Sunset line is not likely to
get through till next week.
Andrew Glassell, Jr., has sold his
house and eight acres of ground at
Garvanzo to Ralph Rogers for $40, 900.
This is at the rat of about $4,000 per
acre, and would indicate an upward
tendency in values at Garvanzo.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany commenced suit yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court aga inst
j. G. Nichols, Jr., VIM. Rapp, s. B..
Cox and P. Newhall to eject defend
ants from four quarter sections of land
in this county.
The stockholders of the Consumers
Gas Light, Heat and Power Company
met to-day and voted to increase the
capital stock OF that company from
$500 600 to $780, 900, for the purpose
of making a very large extension OF
that corporations plant.
Coroner Meredith held an inquest
on Thursday evening on the body of
Daniel M. Cow, at Santa Ana. De-
ceased was 20 years old and had been
hard drinker. He died suddenly on
Thursday morning, and the jury
found the death to have resulted from
natural causes.
Louis Malind imbibed a cargo of
claret on New High str ,et yesterday
afternoon and started out to capture
SSenoratown. He made things lively
for awhile but was interrupted in his
intentions by Officer Botello, who
locked him up on a charge of disor-
.derly conduct.
Rev. DIR. w. G. Cattell, ex-president
of Lafayette College, is expected at
Los Angeles in few days. Rev. W..
S. Young would be pleased to have
all the alumni and former students
send their address to postoffice box
sos at an early date, SO as to prepare
a reception for him.
The attendance last night at the
Pathological Fair was larger than
usual and represented the most cul-
tured and refined society of Los An
geles. 1t is to be hoped that the at
tendance to-day and this evening will
be very large. The music is fine and
the exhibits are superb specimens OF
California products.
A horse attached to the laundry
wagon of Sam Lee & Co. took fright
at passing train near the Buena
Vista street bridge and ran away about
noon yesterday. After running sew
eral hundred yards up Buena Vista
street it ran off the grade, landing at
the bottom of a steep embankment on
its back with the wagon overturned.
Some gentlemen passing by lent
"John" a hand and helped him right
the horse and wagon. No great dam
age was done to either horse or wagon.
Owing to the great weight of the
overland trains between Los Angeles
and San Francisco, another through
train will be put on in few days.
The north-bound train now leaves Los
Angeles with nine large cars, and
takes on another car, a sleeper, at
Newhall, and one or two more at
Mojave, which makes very heavy
train, which must run at low rate
of speed. The train from the north
is also heavy, and has to load on ex'
ira cars from Mojave and from Santa
Barbara at Newhall or Saugus. An
other train will correct the difficulty